20th Anniversary Reunion

On 11 November 2003, 150 old friends congregated in the Peninsula-Excelsior Hotel to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Anglo-Chinese Secondary School Class of 1983. It was a time for some serious cross-industry banter about the life sciences (hair loss), manufacturing (family size), financial (how broke), trading (swapping business cards), technology (how to work those mobile phones), communications (catching up on gossip), F&B (expanding waistlines), healthcare (see F&B), legal (how to settle 20-year-old outstanding GF/BF or $$$ matters), and more.

The turnout at our first reunion was encouraging, considering that planning only began post SARS (July 2003). The Reunion Committee sent an email-broadcast blitz an appropriate 83 days prior to the Class of 1983's gathering. By word-of-mouth and the enthusiastic support of ACSOBA's SCRUM, we were able to bridge many broken links, some as far reaching as the US, Germany, UK, China and Australia.

Speaking on behalf of the 20 teachers present, several of whom are still faithfully teaching in the various Methodist Schools, Guest-of-Honour for the evening, Mr Earnest Lau (ACSS Principal 1977 - 1983), expressed delight for having been a part of Class of 1983's educational journey. Mr Lau shared the historical significance of the venue of the reunion, and reminisced how "the rank and file" of the then ACS came from the Coleman Street vicinity, formerly home to ACS (Primary). To laughter, he noted that this included neighbourhood "toughies", who would unfailingly behave civilised while at ACS.

Just as the old ACS buildings have been torn down, and have been replaced by new designs and structures, so too have the "boys" of Class of 1983 been transformed, through their years at ACS and beyond. However, Mr Lau believes the ACS tradition holds strong regardless of whether one is 15 or 50 years old. A fitting end to Mr Lau's profound yet concise address was a call to the Class of 1983 to always remember God our Creator.

Until the next time the Class of 1983 meets again ...
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